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Thursday, February 27, 2020

STE’s Ginsberg Earns Classroom Excellence Honor

STE lecturer Eric Ginsberg


It was early in his career as a high school English teacher in the early 2000s that Eric Ginsberg had something of an epiphany. He observed how his students at Helix Charter High School in La Mesa talked about hip-hop music — particularly the enthusiasm with which they consumed and analyzed artists’ lyrics.

He realized it was something powerful that he needed to harness.

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Bilingual Education Program Earns National Honor

Dean Y. Barry Chung, Provost Salvador Hector Ochoa, DLE faculty and NLERAPP officials in Austin.


San Diego State University has been honored by a Latinx education and policy consortium for its success in meeting community needs for bilingual educators.

The National Latino Education Research and Policy Program (NLERAPP) — a consortium of universities and community-based organizations — selected SDSU as one of four National Grow Your Own Model of Education sites. The designation recognizes the work of SDSU’s Department of Dual-Language and English Learner Education (DLE), which has recently grown into the largest bilingual credential program in the nation.

Project FORECAST Trainings Build Connections Between Faculty, Partners

SDSU faculty and partners take part in a Project FORECAST trauma-informed training.
SDSU faculty and partners take part in a Project FORECAST trauma-informed training. Photo by Nolan Voge.

During the first week of spring semester classes, several San Diego State University faculty members — along with their community partners — were the ones receiving an education. The topic: trauma-informed child advocacy.

Sixty participants from across SDSU and other local agencies gathered at the Chinese Cultural Center Jan. 22-24 for the Project FORECAST trauma-informed learning collaborative. The free training — brought to campus by Dr. Audrey Hokoda, Senate Distinguished Professor at San Diego State University in the Department of Child and Family Development (CFD) — provided three days of interactive problem-based learning simulations designed to build the skills needed to effectively work with children and families exposed to traumatic stress.

Six Things I Learned Studying Abroad in Nepal

Obed Morales Betanzo (left) with students in Nepal.
Obed Morales Betanzo (left) with classmates and local students in Nepal.

Community-Based Block Alumna Makes Difference at SDSU as EOP Counselor

CBB alumna Michelle Cadena

COE News in Brief

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Accomplishments, awards, events and more — here’s a glance at a few things you may have missed in the College of Education since our last issue:

7 Things You Didn’t Know About Manny Uribe

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You may know Manny Uribe as COE’s web and multimedia specialist — and all-around Swiss army knife. But did you know he’s also a San Diego-raised Trekkie who nearly became a teacher? Find out more about Manny in this edition of 7 Things You Didn’t Know About Faculty and Staff!

Thursday, February 6, 2020

PODCAST: President's Fireside Charla Features Autism Research of Dr. Jessica Suhrheinrich

Fireside Charla graphic with photo of Dr. Jessica Suhrheinrich.

Dr. Jessica Suhrheinrich, assistant professor in special education, was featured in a Fireside Charla podcast with San Diego State University President Adela de la Torre. Listen to learn more about Suhrheinrich's work to improve learning environments for children with autism.

Listen to Fireside Charla.